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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Pulmonary Ventilation > Forced Expiratory Volume
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Preferred term

Forced Expiratory Volume  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Capacities, Timed Vital
  • Capacity, Timed Vital
  • FEVt
  • Forced Vital Capacity, Timed
  • Timed Vital Capacities
  • Timed Vital Capacity
  • Vital Capacities, Timed
  • Vital Capacity, Timed

Note

  • usually NIM; do not confuse with FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES

Scope note

  • Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be expelled in a given number of seconds during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination . It is usually given as FEV followed by a subscript indicating the number of seconds over which the measurement is made, although it is sometimes given as a percentage of forced vital capacity.

History note

  • 75

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005541

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